Art
Fenced No. 1 - Francisco Donoso, 2021 - Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
- Item Number
- 124
- Opening Bid
- 1000 USD
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Item Description
Dimensions: 20" x 24" x 1.5"
Note from the Artist: Fenced No. 1 is part of my investigation of the chain-link fence as a motif and symbol of dislocation, migration and borders. The mechanical and life-less fence is imbued with color, movement and life thought painted gestures in order to subvert its original significance as a tool for entrapment.
Bio: Francisco Donoso is a transnational artist born in Quito, Ecuador who migrated to Miami, FL at the age of five. He currently resides in New York City and has a Bronx-based studio practice. He is a recipient of DACA and a fierce advocate for immigrants. After attending New World School of the Arts, he received his BFA in Painting & Drawing from Purchase College in 2011. In 2012 he was a fellow at the New York Center for Art and Media Studies and in 2013 a Van Lier Fellow at Wave Hill in The Bronx. In 2014 he was an Artist in Residence at Stony Brook University and named a Hot Picks artist by Smack Mellon in 2014 and 2018. In 2017 and 2019, he participated in Race Forward’s Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab, and in 2018 he participated in the Artist in the Marketplace program at The Bronx Museum, and was commissioned by The New York Community Trust to create a permanent installation in their NYC headquarters.
Francisco has exhibited throughout NYC at El Museo del Barrio, E.Tay Gallery, Latchkey Gallery, John Jay College, Wave Hill, La Bodega Gallery, Bronx Art Space, Field Projects, Sugarlift, Store for Rent, Showfields, among others, in Berlin at Emerson Gallery, in Las Vegas at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for Believer Festival, and he continues to work and exhibit in NYC. His first major solo exhibition opens at Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA in 2022. His work has been spoken about in The Financial Times, Artnet, The Village Voice, Art Zealous, and El Diario among others. He is the founder and owner of the online shop and brand, Donoso Studio, an immigrant-powered shop for archival prints, merch and unique art objects.
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